3 August 2023
Ref: DOIA 2324-0031
Annette Melgren
Email:
[FYI request #23380 email]
Tēnā koe Annette Melgren
Thank you for your email of 5 July 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing information:
I respectfully request all information held in relation to the Telecommunications facility located at
the corner of Matawherohia Road and 391 Matawherohia Road, Kaeo, site also known as Te
Painga.
This request includes all filed correspondence, consents, agreements, permissions, contracts,
details and minutes of any meetings and verbal discussions with any of the following parties, and
any other information that may exist but not limited to these parties:
FNDC – past and present
Rural Connectivity Group
Ventia
Top Energy
Government of New Zealand
Ngati Uru
Ngati Pakehi
Ngapuhi
Te Runanga O Whangaroa
Iwi
This letter is to notify you that MBIE is refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the only
information MBIE holds in relation to the telecommunications facility you refer to in your request is
publicly available.
The MBIE records of licenses are available on the Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) license database,
which you can access here:
https://rrf.rsm.govt.nz/ui/search/licence. The records MBIE holds for this
particular site are available here:
https://rrf.rsm.govt.nz/ui/licence/spectrum/view/400842.
The relevant details to enter when searching are the License ID or the License Number – for this site, the
details are as follows:
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Deborah Salter
Manager, Communications Policy
Digital Communications and Transformation
